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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Role playing scenario 1==<br />
Consultation documents on a road-widening scheme.<br />
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Q1. What are your expectations of consultation?<br />
<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ><tr><th>Residents</th><th>Government</th><th>Road users</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td><br />
*a voice<br />
*veto<br />
*transparent<br />
*effective<br />
*democratic but cognisent of special interests<br />
*we want to be informed<br />
*we want to be heard and respected<br />
*we don't want the new road<br />
*environmental and other consequences taken into account<br />
*joined up consultation (with other interested groups)<br />
*at our convenience<br />
*cost neutral<br />
*involving our local representatives<br />
*WE CARE<br />
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*screen our plans for problems or undesirable consequences that we have not identified<br />
*get approval for our plans<br />
*inform the public of our plans and why they are such a good idea<br />
*manage the process<br />
*satisfy our constituents wishes<br />
*have others take the blame<br />
*say that since we've done consultation our plans are sound<br />
*listen, up to a point...<br />
*be perceived to be listening<br />
*comply with statutory requirements<br />
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*access<br />
*capacity to do/get to job<br />
*listen to us first<br />
*rational decision<br />
*minimize cost<br />
*information: analysis of costs and benefits<br />
*a wider road<br />
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Q2. To what extent are your needs met by the ways the consultation is conducted?<br />
<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 ><tr><th>Residents</th><th>Government</th><th>Road users</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td><br />
*we prefer individual letters<br />
*newspaper advertisements are not seen<br />
*we haven't time to read long plans - need a summary<br />
*why should we have to find out the details<br />
*marginalise those who are not literate (or middle class with influence!)<br />
*doesn't let us organise with others<br />
*resource intensive<br />
*may slip something inmportant past us<br />
*information is one-way only. Doesn't really let us make suggestions or take into account or views<br />
*it's all decided anyway<br />
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*big resource drain<br />
*they don't read them!<br />
*no guarantee of getting responses from the respondents we want<br />
*no guarantee of getting the responses that agrre with us that we want<br />
*we can do it over xmas or in the july holiday<br />
*we can sometimes get detailed and useful feedback<br />
*can potentially reach a wide audience<br />
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* + everyone knows about it<br />
* - time-consuming<br />
* + easier for business organisations to respond<br />
* mobilisational bias<br />
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</div>davenewman